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| Stonechat near North Pickenham 19th Sept. |
A beautiful female
Stonechat was found late morning in a hedgerow near to North Pickenham. As soon as I saw the bird its behaviour straight away suggested Stonechat in that it was seen on the topmost sprigs within a hedge nervously wing-flicking and rarely still, its dumpy appearance also suggested Stonechat. From an elevated perch within the hedge the bird would make short 'flycatching' sallies for winged insect prey, before returning to the same, or nearby perch. Occasionally the bird would tilt its head to one side to watch the sky, presumably for predators.
I have seen Stonechats at a number of sites on my patch late summer, early autumn, sometimes in family groups or as singletons. These are short-distant migrants, rarely wandering too far from the breeding site, therefore, it is highly likely that this lovely individual is a Breckland bird.
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